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Yes, I understood what you meant, its true I think. She knew that Gin did not have a stomach, yet seeing something so pitiful and depressing, as you said, makes one sad all over again. Especially after such a long time has passed~ even a new shock may be possible.

Ah, and so quickly it's done. Unfortunately I didn't understand as much of the Japanese in this episode compared to part 1, though the main points got across.

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It was super cute to see Shinku teach Suigintou how to walk, and how happy Suigintou was when she figured it out. Even at that point, though, it was obvious that Shinku had become really attached to Gin-chan. Shinku seems to be really stressed by the Alice Game (probably from Souseiseki's constant challenges), which explains why she was so hostile towards Gin at first.

Shinku did not want Suigintou to get wrapped up in the Alice Game at all. This is a side of Shinku we really never saw before: protecting someone outside of her immediate interests (i.e., herself or her Medium). Souseiseki seemed rather unchanged when Gin appeared and only went on the offensive when she called herself the first Rozen Maiden. Sou-chan, bless her boku heart, didn't know Suigintou's whole backstory but simply saw another enemy.

So Suigintou really was left totally unfinished... I assume Rozen had abandoned the property by the time she came to life? It's obvious that a fair amount of time had passed. Rozen, motives unknown as always, finds the broken Gin and gives her a Rosa Mystica. I'm forced to think that he didn't speak with her at all, but rather he simply appeared and gave her that power.

This explains why Suigintou is so passionate, though she didn't understand her situation 100%. From watching Shinku and Souseiseki fight she learned about the Alice Game and how it's played, basically, and the benefit of winning. She thinks that Shinku wasn't protecting her, but looking down on her and egging her on until Shinku was ready to make the kill. Of course this is a misunderstanding... The brooch came into play, as I suspected, and the hatred of "junk" was born.

All in all, I feel enlightened to Suigintou's and Shinku's characters a little more now. Now... bring on news of season 3! Bear in mind all these impressions are based on my interpretation of the events and are not 100% accurate.

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Couple things I forgot.

Yeah, it's odd that Shinku knew Laplace already. It also bothered me that Enju and Shirosaki were around back then; they sure have aged well! Go ahead and blame the "magical power," but maybe Rozen doesn't show himself for a reason. ^_^;

Also, Suigintou's n-Field! It's the same! I always thought that it was based on the city where Shinku and Suigintou fought during WWII. That's what seemed to have been inferred in Traumend, but maybe I was mistaken!

*gasp! How can we say that Shinku is arrogant!? She lets Gin sleep in her Case for crying out loud!

Actually, seeing how Shinku taught Gin how to walk, full knowing well that she was teaching one who was supposed to be an enemy, one who could use what Shinku taught her later to destroy Shinku, one whom Shinku could have destroyed so easily and taken her RM, is consistent with what we saw as Shinku developed in S1 and 2; that despite her in-born need for propriety, she has this side that is kind and affectionate. Further more, she was helping one who she didnt know was truly a Rozen Maiden, remember, all she had was Gin's words. Apparently Shinku did not see Gin in the workshp.

I mean, Gin owes a lot to Shinku.

I could not understand what Shinku said to Gin in the Cathedral; if it was really degrading, then I take back what I said above. But if she was reasoning that Gin wasn't completed and thus could not be a real Rozen Maiden, I honestly do not blame Shinku.

Ouch, Gin broke the most precious Link Shinku had to father. No matter what Shinku did to Gin, I think it was absolutely uncalled for on Suigintou's part. And laughing over it too... Then again, "Junk" ran deep, but at this point who can blame Shinku for what she said?

Spoiler for On another note:

DAMN YOU SOUSEISEKI WHY WHY? Suigintou was defenseless! Suigintou wanted to be friends with you! (to be honest, at that scene, I was actually quite irrationally glad that Sou's RM got taken away later; gomen to all her fans).

Spoiler for Also,:

Its interesting that Shinku knows Laplace from before. And He seems to be some sort of umpire or controller of the Alice Game, as if determining when and where they would fight; tho might be wrong because I do not understand what he said.

Final Impressions of the unTL'ed Ouverture

First, on the whole this was a very good watch. What I really liked about it was that it lived up to my expectations in everyway, most importantly tho, in the way that it kept thru to the hype about developing the Origins of Gin. Not only that, it throws in Shinku's history as well. And it is done in a very very believable manner; I found myself feeling for Gin, and crying for Shinku. This OVA is great~! Fanboyishly great!

If I may add something about how I feel about the OVA's star now (Gin), I think she has really changed in character for me. Understanding why she became so vindictive and "evil" in a sense really helps, tho it doesnt mean I dislike it any less. I feel, that due to Rozen's bastardly act of leaving her incomplete, Gin started out being mentally and emotionally unbalanced. You can see it in the way she talked about Rozen to Shinku, when she had just learnt to walk. Over time, some things helped her (like Shinku's short friendship), and sadly, other things gave her that push to make her even more off-balanced. But, yes, when Gin next shows that evil eye and laugh, I'll understand why. And thats a very good thing.

Kudos to this OVA, and Peach-Pit (even if you didnt hint at a S3), for doing this. Now to wait for the good fansubbers.

And I was hoping for a S3 announcement, hint, anything... at the end of OVA 02, but Venus Versus Virus!? Ah well, I will be watching that.

Yes, this is set before Bara gets revealed to them. So somewhere in between the end of S1 and the start of S2 should be an accurate guess.

(p.s. I'm falling in love with Atem by kukui, the BGM that appears in both episodes)

I think it's more likely to be a bit after ep 4 in Träumend since Suiseiseki complains that "even after becoming my medium he always goes to Jun whenever something happens", which is kinda selfexplanatory?

*gasp! How can we say that Shinku is arrogant!? She lets Gin sleep in her Case for crying out loud!

Actually, seeing how Shinku taught Gin how to walk, full knowing well that she was teaching one who was supposed to be an enemy, one who could use what Shinku taught her later to destroy Shinku, one whom Shinku could have destroyed so easily and taken her RM, is consistent with what we saw as Shinku developed in S1 and 2; that despite her in-born need for propriety, she has this side that is kind and affectionate. Further more, she was helping one who she didnt know was truly a Rozen Maiden, remember, all she had was Gin's words. Apparently Shinku did not see Gin in the workshp.

I mean, Gin owes a lot to Shinku.

I could not understand what Shinku said to Gin in the Cathedral; if it was really degrading, then I take back what I said above. But if she was reasoning that Gin wasn't completed and thus could not be a real Rozen Maiden, I honestly do not blame Shinku.

Ouch, Gin broke the most precious Link Shinku had to father. No matter what Shinku did to Gin, I think it was absolutely uncalled for on Suigintou's part. And laughing over it too... Then again, "Junk" ran deep, but at this point who can blame Shinku for what she said?

Spoiler for On another note:

DAMN YOU SOUSEISEKI WHY WHY? Suigintou was defenseless! Suigintou wanted to be friends with you! (to be honest, at that scene, I was actually quite irrationally glad that Sou's RM got taken away later; gomen to all her fans).

Spoiler for Also,:

Its interesting that Shinku knows Laplace from before. And He seems to be some sort of umpire or controller of the Alice Game, as if determining when and where they would fight; tho might be wrong because I do not understand what he said.

Kudos to this OVA, and Peach-Pit (even if you didnt hint at a S3), for doing this. Now to wait for the good fansubbers.

And I was hoping for a S3 announcement, hint, anything... at the end of OVA 02, but Venus Versus Virus!? Ah well, I will be watching that.

ahh but ~

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when shinku was teaching gin how to walk she didnt have it in mind that she was gonna be an enemy in the future...as if you have forgotted she didnt have a rosa mystical in the first place so was unqualified to be a rozen maiden doll ~ that way we can only see shinku helping out someone "less fortunate" than her...and again her use of the word "you poor one" over and over pissed me off a little ~ and when the truth was revealed...ouch did it becomea blow to gin's heart...she tried soo hard to walk in order to see father now shinku tells her that she will never see him as she isnt even a rozen maiden doll...talk about getting your hopes up and crashing it all back down...

oh and that scene just before gin whent crazy...i think it was due to shinku's disbelief tht gin has become a RM doll by recieving a rosa mystical from father...but whats not to believe? this caused gin to think that shinku is jealous of her recieving something from rozen and that sparked off the war as gin aimed to take something precious away from shinku...

owh man >.< i was hoping for some kind of hint too >.< but it turned out to be VVV <----which i will watch as well cause it looks insane...but really need season 3